Thomas Ingram (Royalist)
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Sir Thomas Ingram was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in two periods between 1640 and 1672. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
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Ingram was the son of Sir Arthur Ingram
of Temple Newsam
, Yorkshire and his second wife Alice Ferrers, daughter of William Ferrers, mercer of London, and widow of John Holliday of Bromley, Middlesex. He was baptised on 23 June 1614. He was knighted at Newmarket on 16 October 1636. In 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Thirsk
in the Long Parliament
. He was commissioner of array for the King in Yorkshire in 1642 and was disabled from sitting in parliament on 2 September 1642. He compounded at £2,933 in 1649.
Ingram sent £1,000 to the exiled court in June 1659, and took part in negotiations with the leading Presbyterianson just before the Restoration. In June 1660 he became gentleman of the privy chamber and in July became a J.P.
for Middlesex. In August 1660 he became Deputy Lieutenant
for the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1661 and a commissioner for assessment for Middlesex. He was commissioner for trade from November 1660 to 1668. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Thirsk in the Cavalier Parliament
. He was commissioner for assessment for the North Riding from 1661 to 1669, Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex from 1662, commissioner for corporations in Yorkshire from 1662 to 1663, commissioner for loyal and indigent officers for Middlesex, London, Westminster and Yorkshire in 1662 and commissioner for highways and sewers in London and Westminster in 1662. From 1663 to 1664 he was commissioner for assessment for Westminster and for the Duchy of Lancaster
. In 1664 he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and a Privy Councilor until his death. In 1665 he was commissioner for oyer and terminer in London and in 1666 became Deputy Lieutenant of Yorkshire.
Ingram died at the age of 58 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Ingram married Frances Belasyse, daughter of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg
in 1637, and had a daughter.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in two periods between 1640 and 1672. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Ingram was the son of Sir Arthur Ingram
Arthur Ingram
Sir Arthur Ingram was an English investor, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1642. Responsible for the construction, purchase and sale of many manor houses and estates in Yorkshire, the Ingram family are most associated with Temple Newsam which became the...
of Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam is a Tudor-Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, Yorkshire and his second wife Alice Ferrers, daughter of William Ferrers, mercer of London, and widow of John Holliday of Bromley, Middlesex. He was baptised on 23 June 1614. He was knighted at Newmarket on 16 October 1636. In 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He was commissioner of array for the King in Yorkshire in 1642 and was disabled from sitting in parliament on 2 September 1642. He compounded at £2,933 in 1649.
Ingram sent £1,000 to the exiled court in June 1659, and took part in negotiations with the leading Presbyterianson just before the Restoration. In June 1660 he became gentleman of the privy chamber and in July became a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
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for Middlesex. In August 1660 he became Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1661 and a commissioner for assessment for Middlesex. He was commissioner for trade from November 1660 to 1668. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for Thirsk in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
. He was commissioner for assessment for the North Riding from 1661 to 1669, Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex from 1662, commissioner for corporations in Yorkshire from 1662 to 1663, commissioner for loyal and indigent officers for Middlesex, London, Westminster and Yorkshire in 1662 and commissioner for highways and sewers in London and Westminster in 1662. From 1663 to 1664 he was commissioner for assessment for Westminster and for the Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
. In 1664 he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and a Privy Councilor until his death. In 1665 he was commissioner for oyer and terminer in London and in 1666 became Deputy Lieutenant of Yorkshire.
Ingram died at the age of 58 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Ingram married Frances Belasyse, daughter of Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg
Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg
Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons and was raised to the peerage in 1627...
in 1637, and had a daughter.